Seven Teaching Tips

Orthopaedic surgeons are provided with opportunities to teach and learn practically every day. Teaching fuels the drive to increase our knowledge base about a subject so to more thoroughly impart lessons learned. Educating colleagues, patients, and ourselves is an obligation and a privilege. The educational process can nurture relationships as the learner becomes aware of the time, effort, and patience required to optimize the process. A great teacher stimulates the learner to seek more information.

Teaching our colleagues helps them become more knowledgeable about what we do and brings about awareness of certain diagnoses, techniques, and procedures. The quality of patient care and safety are improved when our colleagues understand such critical information. In addition, patient education is a key component to get the outcomes that we expect. An educated patient who understands his injuries, treatments, potential risks, and expected results will likely be a compliant patient.

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